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Indigenous Ways of Knowing
This page is meant to provide entry points for researchers interested in discovering more about Indigenous ways of knowing to influence their academic research. The focus of the resources provided here are on First Nations, Inuit and Métis groups in North America and primarily the area that is commonly known as Canada, though other Indigenous groups may be represented in some of the works listed.
It is important to remember that when engaging with Indigenous knowledge, people and culture, just as there are many different European cultures and people, so too are there many different Indigenous cultures and people. Indigenous people do not exist as a monolith. Indigenous ways of knowing differ between groups and cultures. It's important to be specific about the culture you are referring to and to avoid sweeping generalizations referring to Pan Indigenity.
Truth and Reconciliation
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Archives(From the site) The NCTR Archives are intended to be a powerful agent of change in the country, allowing visitors to understand the history of Canada and the mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples.
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports(From the site) We would like to bring these reports to the country’s attention as there is more work to be done and more children to be found to honour and protect them.
Legal Research
- Indigenous rights and government relationsFind resources related to Indigenous legal research including relevant treaties, legislation, and assemblies
Your feedback
This page is a work in progress. If you have comments or can recommend additional/alternative sources, please email Tim Ireland.
Books
Learning to Be an Anthropologist and Remaining "Native" by ISBN: 0252025733Publication Date: 2001-08-08
Indigenous Writes by ISBN: 9781553796800Publication Date: 2016-09-09In Indigenous Writes, Chelsea Vowel initiates myriad conversations about the relationship between Indigenous peoples and Canada. An advocate for Indigenous worldviews, the author discusses the fundamental issues--the terminology of relationships; culture and identity; myth-busting; state violence; and land, learning, law and treaties--along with wider social beliefs about these issues. She answers the questions that many people have on these topics to spark further conversations at home, in the classroom, and in the larger community.
Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing And by ISBN: 9781772580204Publication Date: 2016-05-01This collection brings together the voices of Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics, frontline workers and activists who weave together academic and personal narratives, spoken word and poetry in the spirit of demanding immediate action. Our intent is to honour our missing sisters and their families, to honour their lives and their stories
The Clay We Are Made Of by ISBN: 9780887554575Publication Date: 2017-04-28In The Clay We Are Made Of, Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story, through European contact, to contemporary land claims negotiations. She incorporates Indigenous theory, Fourth world post-colonialism, and Amerindian autohistory, along with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to provide a comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee relationship
to their land.
Red Earth, White Lies by ISBN: 9781555913885Publication Date: 1997-08-01Vine Deloria, a leading native scholar and author of the best selling God is Red, addresses the conflict between mainstream scientific theory about the world and the ancestral worldview on Native Americans.
Indigenous Researchers/Academics
This list of Indigenous Scholars is meant to provide you with names to include in your search for Indigenous research. You may want to look further into the works and research of the academics listed below. This is by no means an exhaustive list but a good place to start looking for leaders in particular areas of study.
- Kim AndersonUniversity of Guelph professor in Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
- Jo-ann Archibald (a.k.a. Q’um Q’um Xiiem)UBC professor in faculty of education
- John BorrowsUniversity of Victoria professor in the faculty of Law.
- Robyn BourgeoisBrockU professor in Women's and Gender Studies
- Janice ForsythWestern University professor in Sociology and Director of Indigenous Studies
- Kahente Horn-MillerCarleton University faculty member in School of Indigenous
- Tracey Lindberglawyer, author activist and professor at uOttawa in the Faculty of Law
- Pamela Palmaterlawyer, activist, academic at Toronto Metropolitan University
- Signa A. Daum ShanksYork University professor at Osgoode Law School
- Audra SimpsonDepartment of Anthropology at Columbia University
- Jesse ThistleYork University faculty member in Department of Humanities
Databases relating to Indigenous studies
This list of over 20 databases covers a mix of scholarly and primary sources across many disciplines and timeframes.
